<h2>What is MaraDNS ?</h2>

MaraDNS is a package that implements the Domain Name Service (DNS), an
essential internet service.  MaraDNS has the following advantages:

<ul>
<li><b>Secure</b>. MaraDNS has a <A   
href="security.html">security history</A> as good as or better than any
other DNS server.  For example, MaraDNS has <i>always</i> randomized, using
a secure random number generator, the Query ID and source port of DNS queries;
and <A 
href="http://maradns.blogspot.com/2008/07/maradns-is-immune-to-new-cache.html">
was never vulnerable to the "new" cache poisoning attack</A>.
<li><b>Supported</b>.
MaraDNS has a long history of being maintained and updated.   
Actively developed since 2001,
MaraDNS continues to be fully supported: The most recent
release was done on July 31, 2010. Deadwood, the recursive code that will
become part of MaraDNS 2.0, is currently <A href=deadwood/>undergoing 
beta-testing</A>.
<li><b>Easy to use</b>.  A basic recursive configuration needs only a 
single three-line configuration file.  A basic authoritative configuration
needs only a four-line configuration file and a one-line zone file.
MaraDNS is fully documented, with both easy-to-follow tutorials and a 
complete and up-to-date reference manual.
<li><b>Small</b>.  MaraDNS is well suited for embedded applications 
and other environments where the server must use the absolute minimum 
number of resources possible.
MaraDNS' binary is smaller than
that of any other currently maintained recursive DNS server.
<li><b>Open Source</b>.  MaraDNS is fully open-source, The license is a
<A href=license.html>two-clause BSD license</A> that is almost
identical to the 
<A href="http://www.freebsd.org/copyright/freebsd-license.html">FreeBSD
license</A>.
</li>
</ul>

A full comparison between MaraDNS and other DNS servers is available in the
<A href="advocacy.html">advocacy document</A>.

<h2>Support</h2>

MaraDNS support (including bug reports) is available on the MaraDNS
mailing list.  To join the mailing list, send an email to <A
href="mailto:list-request@maradns.org">list-request@maradns.org</A>
with the word "subscribe" in the subject and body
of the message.  
Once you join the list, send an email to 
<A href="mailto:list@maradns.org">list@maradns.org</A> with your
support concern.

<p> 

Mailing list archives are here: <A
href="http://woodlane.webconquest.com/pipermail/list/">Archive #1</A>,
<A href="http://marc.10east.com/?l=maradns-list">Archive #2</A>. 

<p>

Support is also available in private email on a pay-per-incident basis.
Please <A href=http://samiam.org/mailme.php>contact me</A> if you are
interested in paying me for private email support.

<H2>Special Thanks</H2>

I would like to thank <A href="http://www.webconquest.com/">WebConquest</A> for
hosting MaraDNS.org's web page.

<p>I would also like to thank my <A href=sponsors.html>various sponsors</A> for
helping fund MaraDNS development.